Thomas Joseph Pelphrey (born July 28, 1982) is an American actor.
Beginning his career on soap operas, Pelphrey had supporting roles as Jonathan Randall on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light (2003–2009) and Mick Dante on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns (2009–2010). He had supporting roles in films such as The Girl Is in Trouble (2015), Mank (2020), and She Said (2022), and a leading role in American Murderer (2022).
On television, Pelphrey is best known for his supporting role as Kurt Bunker on the third and fourth seasons of the Cinemax action crime drama series Banshee (2015–2016), as well as his leading roles as Ward Meachum on the Netflix superhero fantasy series Iron Fist (2017–2018), Perry Abbott on the Amazon Prime Video neo-western science fiction series Outer Range (2023–2024), Don Crowder on the HBO Max biographical crime drama miniseries Love & Death (2023), and Raymond Peepgrass on the Netflix drama miniseries A Man in Full (2024).
Pelphrey's first notable role was on the CBSsoap operaGuiding Light as Jonathan Randall, the son of Reva Shayne and her late former husband, Richard Winslow. He joined the cast in October 2003 and received critical acclaim for his portrayal of anti-hero Jonathan.
He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2005 and won the award the following year. He received a third consecutive nomination in the same category in 2007 but lost to Bryton McClure. Pelphrey won his second Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Younger Actor" in 2008.
As the World Turns
Pelphrey played Mick Dante on As the World Turns from October 2009 to February 2010 when his character was sent to prison for his misdeeds. The role earned Pelphrey an Emmy pre-nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
From September 6, 2007, to September 30, 2007, Pelphrey performed in Kevin Mandel's A New Television Arrives Finally as the title character, at Theatre 54, in New York. Pelphrey starred in In God's Hat at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater, in New York City, through August 7, 2010. In 2012, he appeared in the Broadway cast of the musical drama End of the Rainbow as Mickey Deans; in 2015, he returned to Broadway in a revival of Fool for Love, playing Martin.
Personal life
In 2022, Pelphrey began dating actress Kaley Cuoco. The two made their first public appearance as a couple at a Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in May 2022. Pelphrey and Cuoco announced on Instagram in October 2022 that they were expecting their first child together. Cuoco gave birth to their daughter on March 30, 2023. They announced their engagement on August 14, 2024. The couple announced in July 2026 that they are expecting their second child.
